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  1. ian0001

    Running Total In Continuous Form

    Hi Phil; OK Firstly a query is just a selection that comes from a table/s. The table is what you should be looking at. Somehow you need to be able the place another column in the table (it needs to be updateable). This is the place that holds the running total. This will allow diferent totals...
  2. ian0001

    Backup database to CD

    You could use a CD-RW (if you writer support them) as that will turn your CD into a slow (real slow) virtual hard drive. This is not recommended though :) On Win95,98, 2000 (ME ?) Copy your back up from your cd onto your hard drive & change the propertise from read to archive. XP you don't...
  3. ian0001

    Security and Restricting Access

    You can try password & click combinations to "unlock" a form for manipulation. If the form has been set (on load or default) for read only excepting a couple of buttons, controls etc. Type in your password in the control, press buttons in sequence - what ever - then by code unlock the...
  4. ian0001

    has anyone used access as a front end with myob as backend

    It's true that the key cost $250. This is the key that activates the driver which is part of the $1000 SDK kit. Of -course I bet they didn't tell you about the $14.95 MYOB book that you can buy at "any good magazine shop" by Next Handbooks has the needed drivers (but no explanations...
  5. ian0001

    Running Total In Continuous Form

    Yep you can (stop being so negative :) ) Detail - if this includes the footer Put one in the "footer" part of the subform. In your controls "data" section use it as you would on a report ie =Sum([TotalAmount]) (if TotalAmount is in the main part etc etc) If not create a...
  6. ian0001

    Tons of blank records from excel import

    This happens when the transfer grabs all columns from your worksheet, blank ones too, all the way to az or what ever. Best learn how to code it - you've so much more control. There's a bit of code in "Copying Data from Excel to Access" that will head you in the right direction.
  7. ian0001

    Copying Data from Excel to Access

    RE: ADOBC or DAO...ing what about .... Once you have all your cells loaded into the strDataItems(x) array. Why not just open a recordset of the appropriate table/s and just edit or addnew the variables in. The code to do this is exampled in the Access F1 (help). Also once I was importing from...
  8. ian0001

    How can I get AutoNumber not to Reset?

    One client as a DB on a Win98 (everything standard ). Uses ID number to match hardcopy booking numbers. Now for some reason every so often (3 times last year) the autonumber would increment by two & throw the number system out of sync. Which meant I had to go and re-load the tables etc - not...
  9. ian0001

    How Do I create a tempory table based on the forms filtered Records

    Here's a quick example but any good VBA book will explain it much better. Private Sub cmdZap_Click() Dim db As Database, pinset1 As Recordset, pinset2 As Recordset Set db = CurrentDb Dim b As Integer Set pinset1 = db.OpenRecordset("Select * from [your_table1] ) Set pinset2 =...
  10. ian0001

    How can I get AutoNumber not to Reset?

    Hi Ryan I stay away from the AutoNumber because of it's undocumented feature of incrementing with out reason every blue moon or so. Finding out that there is another unusuality (new word?) is not surprising.
  11. ian0001

    How Do I create a tempory table based on the forms filtered Records

    Dear mundia22 If your writing your own vba recordsets ... then it's not hard to create one based on your tempTable, add & update it with the records (selected fields) of your filter recordset. As your leave the form use a looped 'delete' for all the tempTable's records - ready for next time...

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